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Speaking on power of digital India he said, in our fast moving country, the power of Digital India is visible in every corner. He said, different apps play a big role in taking the power of Digital India to every home. “There is one such App, E-Sanjeevani. Through this App Tele-consultation, that is, while sitting far away, through video conference, you can consult a doctor about your illness. Till now, the number of tele-consultants using this app has crossed the figure of 10 crores. You can imagine!… 10 crore Consultations through video conference….An amazing bond between patient and doctor – this is a big achievement. For this achievement, I
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said on February 26 in his 98th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat” that nowadays, Indian toys have become such a craze that their demand has increased even in foreign countries. He added that when we spoke of Indian genres of story-telling in ‘Mann Ki Baat’, their fame also reached far and wide. People became increasingly interested in the Indian story-telling genre,he adds
congratulate all the doctors and patients who have availed of this facility. This is a living example of how the people of India have made technology a part of their lives. We have seen that in the time of Corona, E-Sanjeevani App has proved to be a great boon for the people.” In this episode of Mann Ki Baat, with Prime Minister doctors and patients from different part of the country joined the Mann Ki Baat and shared their experience of Tele-consultation.
Dr. Madan Mani joined from Sikkim. PM introduced him and said that Dr. Madan Mani hails from Sikkim itself, but he had done his MBBS from Dhanbad and then pursued his MD at Banaras Hindu University. He has provided tele-consultation to hundreds of people in rural areas.
While highliting importance of E-Sanjeevani PM added , “ E-Sanjeevani is becoming a life-saving app for the common man of the country, for the middle class, for the people living in hilly areas. This is the power of India’s digital revolution. And today we are seeing its effect in every field. You also know the power of India’s UPI. Many countries of the world are drawn towards it. Just a few days ago, UPI-Pay Now Link has been launched between India and Singapore. Now, people of Singapore and India are transferring money from their mobile phones in the same way as they do within their respective countries. I am glad that people have started taking advantage of it. Be it India’s E-SanjeevaniApp or UPI, these have proved to be very helpful in raising the Ease of Living.”
PM expressing his concern regarding extinction species of bird, said “My dear countrymen, when a species of bird, a living being which is going extinct in a country is saved, it is discussed all over the world. There are many such great traditions in our country which had disappeared, had been removed from the minds and hearts of the people, but now efforts are being made to revive them with the power of public participation, so for discussing that… What better platform than ‘Mann Ki Baat’.”
He said that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan changed the meaning of public participation in our country. He asked ,if something related to cleanliness takes place anywhere in the country, people certainly inform me about it. He discussed cleanliness campaign story of the youth of Haryana’s Dulhedi district that how his attention was drawn to a cleanliness campaign by the youth of Haryana.